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Allowed11 January 20243316272

Dantes Rock & Metal Club, 2-4 Gatefield Street, Crewe, CW1 2JP

Planning appeal 3316272 at Dantes Rock & Metal Club, 2-4 Gatefield Street, Crewe, CW1 2JP (Cheshire East) was allowed on 11 January 2024 by Inspector Bridgwater J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character or appearance of the area.

Demolition of existing building and erection of a residential block of flats

Authority
Cheshire East
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Bridgwater J
Postcode
CW1 2JP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character or appearance of the area
  • the effect of the proposal on the setting of nearby listed buildings
  • whether 2-4 Gatefield Street is a non-designated heritage asset, and if it is what is the effect of the proposal on it

What decided it

The Inspector found no harm to the character and appearance of the area, to the setting of nearby listed buildings, or to any non-designated heritage asset.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SE 7Policy HER 7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 203
Judgments
Holland v SoS CLG [2014] EWHC 566 (Admin)

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